Tourist arrivals in Assam crossed six crore over last 10 years: Tourism Minister
Tourism Minister Ajanta Neog told the Assam Assembly that the state recorded 6.04 crore tourist arrivals over the past decade. She said the figures underline a post-pandemic rebound, while revised foreign advisories reflect improved law and order.
- Jul 14, 2026,
- Updated Jul 14, 2026, 4:17 PM IST
- The Assembly received decade-wise tourism data in reply to Rekibuddin Ahmed's query
- Post-pandemic recovery pushed 2022-23 visitor numbers to the highest annual level
- Pandemic restrictions cut 2020-21 arrivals sharply, with very few foreigners
Assam received more than six crore tourists over the past 10 years, including over 2.4 lakh foreign visitors, the state Assembly was informed on July 14.
Responding to a question by Congress MLA Rekibuddin Ahmed, Tourism Minister Ajanta Neog said the state recorded a total of 6,04,85,638 tourist arrivals between 2016-17 and 2025-26. Of these, 2,41,192 were foreign nationals.
According to the minister, Assam saw its highest tourist footfall in 2022-23, when 98,31,141 people, including 18,946 foreign tourists, visited the state. The surge came in the period following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The lowest number of visitors was recorded in 2020-21, when tourist arrivals dropped to 13,52,037, including just 347 foreign nationals, as travel restrictions and the pandemic severely affected the tourism sector.
Neog said foreign tourists visiting Assam largely came from countries such as the United Kingdom, France, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, the United States, Switzerland, Nepal, Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, Japan, Spain, Belgium and Israel.
The minister also told the House that Australia, Japan and all 27 member states of the European Union have recently revised their travel advisories for Assam, citing a significant improvement in the state's law and order situation.
